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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS CARN EY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO MOSES BENSINGER, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH REGISTER ANDV INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofA Letters Patent No. 422,375, dated March4, 1890. Application filed April 8. 1889. Serial No. 306,349. (Nomodel.)

, tion taken at line 3 of Fig. l, looking to the' left. Fig. 4 is a rearView, the upper part of the case being removed and some parts beingomitted. Fig. 5 isa detail, `being a side view lof one of theclampingleversused on the main operating-shafts. Fig. 6 is a detailshowy ing how the inner ends of the main operating .shafts aresupported. Fig. 7 is a detail, being a front view of the plates whichcarry the indicating-igures and parts connected therewith, the `front ofthe case being removed. Fig. 8 is a top view of the plates which carrythe indicating-figures and some parts connected therewith. Fig. 9 is amodification showing a spring instead of a weight to return theindicating-plates to position. Fig. 10 is a detail, being a section atline l0 of Fig. 4, looking to the left, showing part of the devices bymeans of which.thedial-wheelfor tens is operated when it is necessary to'carry l to the tens-dial. Fig. -lluis an outside view of theregistry-wheels,showing also part of the locking devices and a leverwhich is used when it is desired to rotate the dialwhcels,

except the wheel for units, backward, and a gear-wheel, by means ofwhich this can be done. Fig. 12 is a detail, being aplan ofthelocking-bar, the keys and case being in section. Fig. I3 is a detail,being a front elevation, showing the wheels by which the regis- Fig. 13.

try-wheels which indicate dollars are operated; also,a gear-wheel forreversing Fig. Itis a detail, being a sectional plan, showing theregistry-wheels and the wheels shown in Fig. I5 is a partial end viewshowing the plate 4which' covers the registering disks or wheels, inwhich. plate there aro holes for the exposure of -the propergures andfor 'keys to the left of it are for dollars.

other purposes, which plate is removed in Fig. ll.

My invention relates to that class of cash registers and, indicatorsdesigned to be used by store-keepers and others for the purpose of theprincipal parts of the operative mechany ism are supported as usual.

C represents a series of keys or levers pivotally' located on a rod D.The long arm ofl each of these levers stands in a vertical or nearlyvertical position, and they project beyond the case, which is providedwith slots to receive them. The upper end of each lever is provided witha thumb-piece, on each of which one 0r more figures are placed, as shownin Fig. l. As shown, one of these levers has upon it a cipher. All thekeys to the right of this one are for cents, and the I have shownno-ninetyfive-centl key, because it is seldom used; but such a key mightbe provided, or such a key might be used in place of the cipherkeyshown. Under each one of these keys there is a spring E, which servesthe oflice of returning the key after it has been used.

F (see Figs. 2 and 4) is a shaft, one end of which is supported in oneend of the frame and the other end is supported in an intermediate pieeeG, connected with the main frame.

II (see Fig. 3) is another shaft, one end of which is supported in oneend of the frame and the other end is supported in the end of the shaftF, as shown in Fig. G.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a small portion of i ICO to prevent confusion. Inthis figure I have .shown the shaft H only by dotted lines and hav'notindicated the parts which are loed thereon: l It is desirable to havelthe shafts F and H in exactly the same, line, although they rock"independently of each other, and this object can be Well secured asrepresented in Fig. 6. I is-a lever, which, as shown, is arranged 'roabout midway on the shaft F and is rigidly E secured thereto. Oneend ofthis lever I eX- tends rearward and is provided with a rack ,J The'other end extends forward. (See t Fig. 2.) v r I( are a series of shortlevels, each of which isprovided with a hub which is divided on oneside. and from which two ears extend outward to receive a screw by meansof which leachlever K can be clamped upon Ithe shaft .fac F. "Byloosening this screw' the lever can be slightly rotated on the shaft Ffor the pur- .p'oseof adjustment, and then the screw can be againtightened. One of these levers detached is shown in Fig. 5. There isprovided used for cents, except that the lever I takes the vplace ofcone of such levers K.

L are a'series of levers, each pivoted at its lower 'end'to one of thekeys. The upper 3o end of each of these levers L is slotted and engageswith a pin on the free end of the proper lever K, except that one ofthese le- Vers L engages with a pin upon the forward end ofthe lever I.p l 35 M is another lever secured near onel end of the -shaft H, which.M lever is providedat its upper end with a rack N. The shaft II isprovided with a number of levers K corresponding with the short leversK-one for each ofthe dollar-keys-except that the lever M has a forwardprojection which takes the place of one of the levers K.

L are a series of levers similar to the levers L and arrangedin the samemanner and serving the saine purpose. v

l2 (see Fig. Y is a spring to return the rack J.

13 is a stop to limit the return movement of such rack.

14 (see Fig. 3) is a spring to return the rack N, and 15 is a stop tolimit its return movement.

16 is a shaft, on vwhich there is a pinion 17, which engages with therack J. This pinion is loose on its shaft and its face is provided withratehetteeth, which engage with corresponding teeth on the face of acollar 18, secured to the shaft 16.

19'is a coiled spring on the shaft 16,-which allows the pinion 17 to bemoved back a little frm the collar 18, but holds it in engagement withthe collar 18 while the shaft 16 is being rotated.

, 20 is a toothed wheelxed upon the shaft 16.

'21 is a detent engaged with-such wheel 20. This shaft161nay be calledthe cent-shaft, because it is used in registering cents.

5 one of these short levers for. each of the keys 70 on the keys.

22 is another shaft, which may be called the dollar-shaft,7 because itis used in registering dollars. On this shaft there is apinion 23,whichhas upon one side ratchet-teeth, which engage with a fixed collar 24 onthe Shaft 22. d

25 is a spring supported on a stud, the npper end of which spring entersa groove in the hub of the pinion 23, which pinion is loose on the shaft22, and when such shaft is rotated this pinion is held in engagementwith the collar 24 by the action of the spring 25. On the rack N thereis a pin 26, the outer end of which is beveled. This pin is arranged sothat when the rack N is returned to the position shown in Fig. 3 the pinwill pass behind the spring 25 and force it toward the center ofthemachine, carrying the pinion 23 away from the toothed collar 24. v

27 is a strap around the shaft 16. Each end of this strap is connectedwith coiled springs 28 29, which springs are also connected with somepart of the machine. The object of this strapand these springs 28 29 isto produce a little friction upon the shaft 16 and prevent it from beingcarried too far when operated. A similar strap 30 and springs 3l 32 areused in connection with the shaft 22 for the saine purpose.

33 is a .sway-bar, which is pivotally supported upon the shaft 34.

35 are levers, one for each of the keys. Each lever is pivoted at itsrear end upon the shaft 34, and its forward end is provided IOO with anotch which engages with a pin or roller upon the short arm of theproper key. Each lever 35 is, as shown, provided with an ear 36, uponone side, through each of which ears one of the rods 37 passes. On eachrod, as shown,there is a button 38, near the lower end, with which theproper ear engages.

39 represents a series of thin metal plates, which have the form shownin Figs. 7 and 9. Each is pivoted at 40 on a rod supported in the frame.One of each of these plates 39 is provided with a figure or figurescorresponding with the figures 5 l0 l5 2O 25 50 55 (50"65 These plates39, when in their normal position, rest on a rod 4l, and each plate isprovided with a projection 42 near the heel.

43 is a catch pivoted at 44, and arranged to engage with the projection42 when the proper plate is in position to expose the figures, as shownby the plate whichhas the iigures 25 in Fig. 7. This catch is arrangedto ride over the projection 42, and drop by gravity into the requiredposition to hold the plate exposed.

45 is a pivoted weight arranged to engage with the upper edges of theplates 39 for the purpose of aiding in returning them to their normalposition. There is another series of thin metal plates 46, each of whichis provided with iigures to correspond with figures on the keys 30 35 4045 75 8O 85 90 0. Each IIO Vlo

of these plates 46 is like the plates 39, andin their normal positionthey rest on the rod 41. There is provided a pivoted catch .47 and aWeight 48 to operate in connection with them, the same as .beforedescribed. All of these plates 39 and 46, except the O-plate, are toindicate cents, and with each there is connected a rod 37. There isanother series of similar yplates 49, with each Vof which one of therods 37..'is connected, and a .catch 50-and weight 51 are used inconnection' therewith, as befored'es'cribed.` These plates 49 areprovided with figures from 1 to 10 to indicate dollars, and in theirnormal position lthey rest on a rod 52. Instead of .using a weight toreturn these plates to their normal position after they have beenelevated, a light spring 53 may be used, as shown in Fig. 9, for thispurpose. Each. of the pivoted catches is pro- .vided withan armextending down from its pivotal point..

54 ,is 'a bar, one end of which is pivoted to thejdown'wardvezrtensionf'rom the catch 43, fand-jat the other end it is pivoted tothe catch 47; labove -its pivotal point. v

.55y is another. bar, pivoted'at one end to the extension below thepivotal point of the catch 47,. 'and at theother .end is .pivoted to alike extensonbelow thepivotal point of the catch the shaft 16, whichprojectsthrough the frame.

60 61 62 63 are disks, which are used to register, respectively, units,tens; hundreds, and

thousandsof dollars. The wheel 60 is on the shaft`22." s

64'is1`a wheel, alsoon. the shaft 22, which wheel'has a single tooth 65.

66 is another 'wheel having ten notche with vwhichtheltooth4 .65 canengage.

67 is another wh'ee'l having a single tooth which engages with notchesor teeth on the Wheel 68.

69 is another wheel. having'- a singletooth which engages with notchesor teeth on the Wheel 70.

The disk 61 and the wheels G6 and 67 are all on the same short shaft.The disk 62 and the wheels 68 and 69 are on another short shaft. Thedisk 63 and the wheel 70 are'on another .short shaft. On the inside ofthe Wheel 70 there is a pin 7l, with which a pawl 72 can'engage whenthis wheel 70 moves in one direction.

73 isa gear-wheel, which.' engages with. a -pinion bon shaft 242,whiehpinion'is between the disk 60 andthe wheel 64. vThis wheel 73 isused for reversing and is supported on a short shaft, on the outer endof which there is a thumb-piece a.

74 is a locking-bar. f .75 is a pivoted lever. 76 is a spring lc ting onthis lever, which is arranged to cnjage with the end of the locking-barwhen it i. s been pushed in and hold it in place. This lever 7 5 isprovidedwith a knob 77, which is on a pin which projects out from thelever.

7 8 is a lever secured at 79`to a short shaft, which ext-ends throughthe frame. This lever is provided witlra knob 80, which is von a pinwhich projects out from the lever, which pin also passes through thelever and is arranged t-o engage with one end of the lever 75. 8l is acam on the shaft 16. 32 is a lever pivoted to the frame at 83. The freeend of this lever is provided with a pin which rides over the cam 81.

84 is a ratchet-wheel on the shaft 22. 85 is a pawl pivoted to the lever82-and arf ranged to engage with the ratchet-wheel 84.

86 is an arm or lever secured to the inner end o1' the rod or pin 79..87 and 88 are two pins secured to the aun-86.

89 is a catch pivoted to the frame and' ar-. ranged to engage with the.ratchet-wheel 8.4

to prevent its backward rotation.-

90 is a spring acting on the catch 89. 491 is a spring acting on thelever 82.

92 is a money-drawer designed to receive bills. It is suspended at eachend by two parallel bars 93 in such manner that when the drawer isclosed it is inclined, as shownin IOO 96 is a hinged door, which, whenclosed, as r shownlin Fig. 3, prevents access to the recept-aele 95, andwhen open, as shown in Fig. 2, permits access thereto. p

97 is a lcverpivoted near its center, the lower end of which is arrangedto en gage with the rear end of the drawer 92. 98 is an arm whichconnects the door 96 with the upper end of the `lever 97.

' 99 is a plate over the registering-disks, but it is provided-withholes forthe exposure of 'the proper figures; also, with slots andother,

holes the purposes of which are apparent. -A door covering this plate isto be provided, as shown in my former patent, the key of which can becarried by the proprietor.- I

100 is an extension at the end of the lock-- ing-bar, and such extensionprojects beyond I the case. Y

The levers L L are each pivoted to oneof the keys.. The. distance ofthepivotal point for a lever L or L from the pivotal point of the keyvaries as the distance which the rack scribed.

J or N is to fmove, and when the key has been draw forward 'as far as itcan go-the shaft 011,- nich the key is pivoted-the. point at i' -lich alever L or L is pivoted to the key, and the point of engagement of suchlever L or L with the lever which operates the shafts F or Hwillbe-nearly in line, as shown in Fig. 2.

101 is a fixed rod supported in the frame. The operation, so far as notbefore described, is as follows: The keys are operated by pulling themforward instead of pressing them down.V Suppose the twenty-five-cent key13e-drawn forward. One of the plates 39,

which carries the figure 25, will be .brought into view, as shown inFig. 7, which will be done through the-proper lever 35, the raising ofthe forward end of which will elevate the rod 37,-which is connectedwith the said plate, bringing the same into view, and this plate will'be heldin its raised position by the catch 43,

as shown in Fig. 7. At* the same time, the

` proper lever L beingin engagement with the pin atthe free end of theproper lever K, the free end of such short lever will be lift-ed and theshaft F will be rocked, and the rack J will "S2 will be raised to itshighest point by the cam S1, and when the highest point of the camleaves the pin or roller on the free end of such lever the spring 91will force such lever down and the pawl S5 will engage with I one of theteeth on the ratchet-wheel S4, causing the shaft 22 to move far enoughto rotate it and the disk 6.0 thereon far enough to bring 1 the nextfigure into view. 1n other words, with every revolution of the disk used4for registering cents the shaft 22 and disk 60 thereon used forregistering dollars will be moved one notch. With every revolution ofthe wheel GO the wheel 61 will be moved one notch, with every revolutionof the wheelGl the wheel G2 will be moved one notch, and with cveryrevolution of the wheel 62 the wheel G3 will be moved one not-ch.

The operation of all of the other keys which indicate cents is the sameas lthat just de- XVhen one of the dollarkeys is drawn forward, theproper lever 35 will be operated, as before, and, through the properlever L', the shaft H will be partially rotated,

giving motion to the rack N and partially rotating the shaft 22, throughthe pinion 23,

movingthe disk GOthe proper distance.

The springs 12 and 14, respectively, return the shafts F and H to their`normal position when the keys are released. .Vhen one of the platescarrying figures indicating ccntscatches 43 or 47, as the case may be,lifting.

it so as to release the exposed plate; or the exposed plate can bereleased so that it will return to its normal position by operating theO-key. All three of the catches 4347,

and 50 will be simultaneously lifted by the movement of either one ofthe cent-keys, because when either one of the catches 43 or 47 is raisedby either one of the plates 39. or46 the other catches will beoperatedthrough the bars 54 and 55. By reason of the slot 56. in the bar 55 thedollar-keys canl be operated without affecting the'catches 43 and 47.It'

there be a sale greater in amountthan one or.

more dollars, the operator should operate the cent-key first and thenthe dollar-key, be-

cause the movement'of the dollar-keysdoes e nottrip the cent-keys; butthe movement of either one of the cent-keys trips all of ,thefigure-plates which may be exposed, whether cents or dollars. A

The party using the machine can .lock the keys so that they cannot bemoved by pushing in the extension 100, which willmove the locking-bar sothat the hooks thereon (shown in Fig. 12) will engage with the severalkeys. When this bar is pushed in, the lever 75 will be forced up overthe end of the bar by the action of the spring 76, and then the machinecannot be operated until the partycarrying the key opens the door andreleases the locking-bar by pulling` down the lever 75. Y

There is a spring shown in Fig. 12which returns the locking-bar to itsnormal position whenthe lever 75 has been released. All of theregistering-disks can be readily set so as to indicate nothing. This canbe done by operating the proper keys until the cipher on the cent-wheel59 appears in view. vThen by pnshin g in the locking-bar the ri ght-handend of the lever 7 5 will be'thrown down and then the free end of thelever 78 can be thrown down, which will move the upper end of the leveror arm SG toward the right, (looking at Fig. 10,) and the pin S7 willforce the catch S9 down out of engagement with the ratchetwheel S4, andthe pin SS will engage with the pawl 35 and carry it away from suchratchet-wheel S4, leaving it free to be rotated backward; then, theparts being still held in this position, the wheel 73 can be rotated inIOO the direction indicated by the` arrow in Fig.

ward for the purpose of reversing the dialwheels, the pinion 23 must bedisengaged from thecolla'r 24, and this is accomplished by the pin 26 onthe rack N, which pin, when the rack returns to its normal position, en-

gages'with the spring 25 and forces it and the pinion 23 away from thecollar 24. v

lWhat I- claim as new, and desire to secu re l by Letters Patent, is asfollows:

' substantially as and for the purpose specified,

3.' In a registering and indicating machine, aseries of keys pivoted ona shaft, in conibinati'on with a series of levers L L', levers K, shaftF, lever I, carrying a rack J, and

shaft 16, ca rrying a pinion 17, substantially as and for the purposespecified.,

, 4. In a registering and indicating machine, anseries of keys pivotedupona shaft, in coinbination with a series of levers 35, levers L L',shafts F and H, lever I, carrying a rack J, shaft 16, carrying pinion17, lever M, carryinga rack N,'and shaft 22, carrying apinion 23,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5: In a registering andindicating machine, a rockshaft.I-I, incombination with alever M, carrying a rack 4N, shaft 22, carrying apinion 23, having a grooved hub and provided with ratchet-teeth upon oneside, collar 24, provided with ratchet-teeth upon one side, and aspring`25, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a registering and indicating machine, a rock-shaft F, incombination with alever I, carrying a rack J, shaft 16, pinion 17,provided with ratchet-teeth upon one side, colla-r 18, provided withratchet-teeth upon one side, and spring 19 on the shaft lcarrying thepinioisubstantially as and forthe purposes specie 7. In a registeringand indicating machine, the combination, with a shaft D and a series ofkeys C thereon, of the shaft 34, a series of Vlevers 35, pivotedat theirrear extremities on the latter, having their front ends connected withthe key-levers, and between their extremities provided with ears 36, aseries of pivoted plates, such as 39 and 46, and rods 37, extending fromthe pivot-ed plates, passing through the said ears and having buttons3S, substantially as described.

S. In aregistering and indicating machine, a series of plates, such as39 and 46, pivoted in the frame, each provided at the edge above itspivot with a projection 42, in' combina# tion with the swinging latcheslocated above l the plates on independent pivots, and-adapted K j toengage with the projections 42 on said fo plates, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

9. In a registering and indicating machine, a series of plates, such as39, 46, and 49, pivn oted in the traine, each plate being provided atthe edge above its pivot with a projection, such as 42, in combinationwith swinging latches located above the plates on independent pivots andadapted to engage with such projections, and bars 5.4 and 55, connectedwith the latches, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

l0. In a'registering andindicating machine, a series of plates, sncli as39 and 46, each plate being provided at the edge above its 85.;v pivotwith a projection 42, in combination with swinging latches located abovetheplates on' independent pivots, and adapted to engage with saidprojections, and weights or n' springs for the purpose of aiding inreturn- 9o" ing the plates to their normal position, substantially asspecified. Y

11. In a registering and indicating machine, the combination of swingingkey-levers C, the shaft 16, carrying at its outer end the regis- 9'5tering-disk 59 and provided with the cam 81, connections between thekey-levers and the said shaft to rotate the latter, a shaft 22,car ryingat its outer end the registering-disk G0 and provided with theratchet-wheel S4, a leico ver 82, pivoted at one extremity, extendingover both of said disk-carrying shafts acted on by the cani and providedwith the pendent pawl S5, and a spring 91 for throwing the pawl-leverdownward, substantially as dey scribed.

12. In aregistering andindicating machine, the combination of a seriesofpivoted swinging key-levers C, registering-wheels, connections betweenthe key-levers and the wheels, 1 io a spring pressed lengthwise, slidinglock-bar for the swinging key-levers for holding them against swingingmovement, and a springpi'essed lever 75, which engages the lock-barafter the latter is pressed inward, substanx15 tially as described.

18. In a registering and indicating machine, the combination of arocking-shaft F, a second rocking-shaft II, supported at one end in thelatter, levers on the shafts, key-levers, i 2o registering disks, andconnections between the registering-disks and the shafts, substantially'as described.

14. In a registering and indicatn g machine, a sliding drawer suspendedby parallel bars, i25 in combination with a device for holding the saiddrawer inl its closed position, keys for operating the indicatingmechanism, and connections between such keys and the drawerholdingdevice for releasing the same when a 13o key is opeiated, substantiallyas specified.

15. In a registering and indicating machine,

thevzhaft, rack N,pinon 23, and collar 24, and lever 7S, substantiallyasand for the purin combination with a spring 25, and pin 26 posesspooied.

on the rack N to force the pinion 23 away Y T r V from the c011ar24,substantially as speced. THOMAS CARB EX' 16. Inaregsterngand indicatnmachine, Vitnosses: the 1eve1`86, provided with two plus S7 and ALBERTH. ADAMS,

88, in combination with the paw185, catch 89, HARRY T. JONES.

